On October 15, 1970, “Uni” label released “Tap Root Manuscript”, the sixth Neil Diamond studio album. It was recorded in 1970, and was produced by Tom Catalano and Neil Diamond.

Personnel:

• Neil Diamond – vocals, keyboards, guitar, steel guitar, ukulele
• Al Casey, David Bennett Cohen, Neil LeVang, Don Peake, Louis Shelton – guitar
• Red Rhodes – steel guitar
• Artie Butler, Larry Knechtel, Larry Muhoberac, Marty Paich, Don Randi – keyboards
• Randy Cierley, Joe Osborn, Ray Pohlman – bass
• Hal Blaine, Larry Bunker, Sandra Crouch, Earl Palmer – drums
• Gary Coleman, Gene Estes, Emil Richards, Lee Shamburger – percussion
• Joe Estren, Andrea Kostelas, Ronnie Lang, Don Menza, Jay Migliori, Tom Scott – saxophone
• Shirley Marcus, George Poole, Henry Sigismonti – woodwinds
• Harry Betts, Roger Bobo, Bud Brisbois, Roy Caton, Paul Hubinon, Dick Hyde, Oliver Mitchell, George Roberts, Tony Terran – horns
• Jim Arkatov, Israel Baker, Benjamin Barrett, Paul Bergstrom, Harry Bluestone, David Burk, Assa Drori, Jesse Ehrlich, James Getzoff, Lee Holdridge, Armand Kaproff, Jan R. Kelley, Ray Kelley, Lou Klaes, Erno Neufeld, Harvey Newmark, Gareth Nuttycombe, Nathaniel Rosen, Nathan Ross, Henry Roth, Myron Sandler, Joseph Saxon, Sidney Sharp, Jack Shulman, Paul Shure – strings
• Nancy Adams, Sherrill Atwood, Billie Barnum, H.B. Barnum Jr., Mabel Bishop, George Bledsoe, Fred Burton, Merry Clayton, Marjorie Cranford, Oma Drake, Sean Engerman, Joe Greene, Alexander Hale, Christopher Hale, Graynston Hale, Molly Halloran, Gwen Johnson, Lou Johnson, Stacey Johnson, Clydie King, Jessie Kirkland, Bill Lee, Sherlie Matthews, Evelyn Meyer, Dwayne Moody, Matthews Muhoberac, Ekundayo Paris, Kevin Parker, Aubrey Porter, Dean Porter, Ricky Porter, Douglas Schwartz, Jean Sewell, Ed Wallace, Phillip Whigham, John Woodson, Donald Wyatt – backing vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Neil Diamond, except where noted.

1. Cracklin’ Rosie
2. Free Life
3. Coldwater Morning
4. Done Too Soon
5. He Ain’t Heavy, He Is My Brother – Bob Russell, Bobby Scott
6. Childsong
7. I Am the Lion
8. Madrigal
9. Soolaimon
10. Missa
11. African Suite
12. Childsong (reprise)